EP0760594B1 - Procede de recyclage du dioxyde de carbone pour ameliorer la croissance des plantes - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for recycling carbon dioxide for enhancing plant growth.
- Carbon dioxide presents several environmental problems in modern society. Carbon dioxide is a colorless, odorless component of the earth's atmosphere that is transparent to visible light, but opaque to long wave infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide is an important component of the earth's atmosphere because it allows visible light to pass through the atmosphere while trapping part of the long wave infrared radiation as it reflects and radiates from the surface of the earth in the form of heat. This heat capturing quality of the earth's atmosphere maintains the delicate balance that safely sustains life on earth within the frigid voids of space. Unfortunately, modern processes emit tremendous quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which will likely lead to a continuous terrestrial warming. It is feared that such warming will cause a heat and radiation imbalance similar to the principal employed to heat greenhouses, thereby altering the ecosystem. Therefore, the need exists to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that enters the atmosphere.
- the first alternative involves reducing the amount of carbon dioxide that is emitted from industrial processes.
- the second alternative involves recycling the carbon dioxide within the earth's atmosphere.
- Recycling carbon dioxide will greatly reduce the potential for terrestrial warming, and if recycled properly, additional environmental problems may be substantially reduced.
- One such problem is the amount of water used to irrigate crops in the areas where water is in short supply, such as in the western United States.
- a significant amount of money has been spent building an infrastructure to store water in dams, retrieve water from underground aquifers and deliver water from where it is stored to the crops via aqueducts.
- the current water management system in the United States has caused significant environmental damage.
- Many major rivers, such as the Colorado River have significantly reduced stream flows because of the amount of water that is used from these rivers to irrigate crops. Reduced stream flows significantly damage fish runs and drain valuable wet lands, destroying valuable and irreplaceable ecosystems.
- fertilizers and pesticides are used to enhance agricultural yields.
- fertilizers enhance the growth of many crops, they also damage the soil and leach into the ground water, contaminating the surrounding environment.
- pesticides damage the soil and are a health hazard to small children who eat foods which have been treated with pesticides.
- Pesticides and fertilizers also are costly to buy and distribute onto the crops. Therefore, the need exists to reduce carbon dioxide pollution to prevent global warming, while also reducing the amount of water irrigation and chemical treatment of agricultural crops.
- One advantage of exposing crops to carbon dioxide is that a significant amount of carbon dioxide will be absorbed by the crops instead of entering the atmosphere.
- Another advantage of exposing crops to carbon dioxide is a significant reduction in the amount of water required to grow crops.
- the introduction of carbon dioxide enhances the efficiency of the transpiration process which reduces the amount of water the plants lose through their stomata.
- the total number of plants can be reduced because each individual plant will produce a higher yield, thereby reducing the number of plants required to grow the same volume. This will not only reduce the burden that irrigating crops places on rivers, lakes and underground aquifers, but it will also reduce the increasing cost of storing and delivering the water.
- Another advantage of exposing crops to carbon dioxide is a significant reduction in the amount of fertilizer required to grow high yield crops. Instead of using chemical fertilizers to enhance growth, carbon dioxide will provide sufficient growth rates to produce the required yield. This will reduce the contamination caused by fertilizers and the associated health hazards that fertilizers have on small children. Therefore, a tremendous need exists to recycle carbon dioxide gas by large-scale exposure for absorption into plants in order to simultaneously reduce carbon dioxide pollution, irrigation requirements and the use of fertilizers.
- Yet another advantage of exposing crops to carbon dioxide is the use of carbon dioxide as a substitute for environmentally damaging pesticides. Pulses of carbon dioxide concentrations can be used flood the crops with carbon dioxide, thereby displacing the oxygen next to the plants and suffocating unwanted insects. Alternatively, low concentrations of safe pesticides may be added to a carbon dioxide stream being delivered to the crops.
- Free-air CO 2 enrichment systems have been developed in which carbon dioxide is distributed to plants using a system of horizontal and vertical pipes with discharge jets through which carbon dioxide may pass.
- the free-air CO 2 enrichment systems do not address the problem of deploying tractors and other farm equipment in fields having such piping. Additionally, such systems are generally inefficient because a great deal of carbon dioxide is lost to the atmosphere.
- US-A-4 073 089 discloses a method of capturing carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide producing source, and distributing this carbon dioxide to a trace of plants to enhance plant growth.
- the current methods and apparatuses for delivering carbon dioxide to plants fail to provide an effective system for enhancing plant growth.
- One problem common to such systems is that they do not provide a method or system that addresses the transmission, storage, and distribution problems associated with delivering large volumes of carbon dioxide to large agricultural and silvicultural uses in a manner that will prevent the carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere before it is absorbed. Therefore, there is presently a significant need to provide a method that economically and effectively distributes large quantities of carbon dioxide to plants in order to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and to use waste carbon dioxide for beneficial purposes, such as to reduce the amount of water and fertilizer used to grow crops.
- carbon dioxide may be used to reduce the potential for fires in abandoned mines.
- mine operators In order to avoid such fires, mine operators currently install elaborate and expensive fire prevention systems when a mine is shut down. Recycling carbon dioxide into mines, however, will displace the oxygen necessary for combustion. Thus, recycling carbon dioxide into a mine after it is shut down will significantly reduce mine fires at a fraction of the cost of current systems.
- the method of the current invention provides a unique system for recycling carbon dioxide for absorption in plants.
- the method includes capturing carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide producing source.
- the most prominent sources of carbon dioxide are centralized industrial complexes where fossil fuels are combusted, such as power producing facilities and large industrial manufacturing facilities.
- Other significant sources of carbon dioxide include composting and anaerobic digestion sites.
- the method continues by depositing the captured carbon dioxide in an underground void that is substantially free of methane and desirably also other gases toxic to plants, and has a temperature that is less than the ambient daytime temperature during the growing season.
- One type of underground void contemplated in the present invention is an abandoned mine, in which the captured carbon dioxide may be pumped down through the existing ventilation system into the cooler recesses of the mine.
- the method includes storing the carbon dioxide in the underground void at least until the carbon dioxide obtains a temperature that is less than ambient temperature, and then transporting the cooled carbon dioxide from the underground void to a tract of plants.
- the transportation step of the present invention may be accomplished by siphoning or pumping the carbon dioxide from the underground void into a system for carrying the cooled carbon dioxide to the tract of plants. Once the cooled carbon dioxide is transferred to the tract of plants, the method concludes by distributing the cooled carbon dioxide to the plants in the tract.
- the method of the present invention provides a cost efficient and effective means of recycling carbon dioxide for enhancing plant growth.
- One advantage of the invention is that it reduces the amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere by beneficially recycling the gas to enhance plant growth.
- Another advantage of the invention is that by enhancing plant growth, it reduces the amount of fertilizer required to grow agricultural plants, thereby reducing the amount of fertilizer pollution.
- Yet another advantage of the invention is that it reduces the current strain on our water distribution system by significantly reducing the amount of water used by each plant.
- the method of the invention may involve the steps of capturing carbon dioxide, depositing the captured carbon dioxide into underground voids, storing the carbon dioxide, transporting the stored carbon dioxide to a tract of plants, and distributing the carbon dioxide to the plants in the tract.
- the method may also include the further steps of encapsulating the carbon dioxide after it has been captured, and hauling the encapsulated carbon dioxide to an underground void.
- Carbon dioxide is produced by a host of natural and industrial processes.
- the most prominent source of carbon dioxide is the combustion of fossil fuels; other sources include biological decomposition processes, including composting, anaerobic digestion and fermentation.
- the method of the invention involves capturing the carbon dioxide after it has been produced.
- carbon dioxide is captured from facilities that produce heat or electricity by burning carbon fuels.
- Other prominent sources include steel manufacturing facilities, other types of power-producing facilities and other sites that burns fossil fuels.
- the capturing step of the present invention is not limited to such sources, but may include any source where carbon dioxide is produced.
- the preferred embodiment of the invention involves capturing carbon dioxide from a fixed point source where the carbon dioxide would otherwise be released into the atmosphere through an exhaust stack or the like.
- Carbon dioxide may be captured from fixed point sources using a number of available devices and methods.
- One such device is described in U.S. Patent No. 4,073,099 for a SYSTEM OF UTILIZATION OF EXHAUST GASES FOR PLANT GROWTH, herein incorporated by reference, which discloses a membrane that is used in exhaust flues to isolate carbon dioxide from other materials.
- Another known method called adsorption, captures carbon dioxide from dehumidified flue gas. By feeding the flue gas into a series of large tanks, each tank may hold approximately 4,500 lbs. of zeolite pellets or an equivalent.
- the carbon dioxide adsorbs onto the zeolite as it filters through the pellets, and the gas flow is diverted to a subsequent tank after the zeolite is saturated.
- the carbon dioxide is separated from the zeolite in the initial tank by depressurizing and heating the zeolite. The carbon dioxide may then be collected and compressed in separate tanks.
- absorption Another known process, called absorption, relies on a chemical reaction using monoethanolamine and similar chemicals.
- the monoethanolamine drips through a succession of chambers as the flue gas travels up the exhaust flue.
- the carbon dioxide reacts with the monoethanolamine, and the carbon dioxide-laden monoethanolamine is collected at the bottom.
- the carbon dioxide-laden monoethanolamine is then removed from the flue, reheated to release the carbon dioxide, and then the monoethanolamine is recycled.
- the carbon dioxide that is released from the monoethanolamine is collected and compressed in tanks.
- carbon dioxide may also be captured over relatively large areas where carbon dioxide is produced by biological decomposition.
- air can be drawn inwardly through the composting area so that the carbon dioxide is mechanically inhaled at the center of such areas.
- the air and carbon dioxide may then be diverted to a nearby facility that separates the carbon dioxide and stores it in a container.
- Carbon dioxide may also be collected from composting areas by covering the composting areas and pumping oxygen into the enclosure, thereby expelling the carbon dioxide.
- the composting facility or anaerobic digester is located underground in an abandoned mine or the like, in which the carbon dioxide may simply be captured in the underground cavity as it is naturally released. By locating the source of carbon dioxide underground, the extent of specialized equipment necessary to capture the carbon dioxide is significantly reduced.
- the next step involves depositing the captured carbon dioxide in an underground void.
- This step may involve providing a specific type of underground void 5, transferring the carbon dioxide from the source where it is captured to such an underground void, and depositing the carbon dioxide in the underground void.
- This aspect of the invention requires underground voids 5 that are essentially free of methane and other gases that are toxic to plants, and have temperatures that are less than the ambient daytime temperature during the growing season. By being substantially free of such gases, the voids 5 will not contaminate the carbon dioxide and render it toxic to plants.
- the underground void may be an abandoned mine 5 or natural geologic formation 5', such as underground aquifer, but any natural or man-made underground void meeting the above requirements may be used. Ideally, such an abandoned mine is located near a source of carbon dioxide and a tract of plants, although such a location is not necessary.
- the depositing step of the invention will also include transferring the captured carbon dioxide to the underground void.
- the underground void 5 is located proximally to a source of carbon dioxide 62 so that the captured carbon dioxide may be directly deposited 8 into the underground void using a pipe, or some other suitable conduit for gases.
- the depositing step may further include encapsulating the captured carbon dioxide (such as in a pressurized tank, not shown), and hauling it from the sources to the underground voids.
- the captured carbon dioxide is hauled from a point source to an underground void that is an abandoned mine using the backhaul leg of a dedicated coal railcar line.
- the carbon dioxide may be hauled in its gas, liquid or solid states.
- the liquified carbon dioxide may be encapsulated in a conventional tanker car.
- the carbon dioxide is encapsulated and hauled in its gaseous or solid state.
- the carbon dioxide is encapsulated in collapsible intermodal containers.
- collapsible intermodal containers are described in the present inventor's U.S. Patent Application Serial Nos.
- the carbon dioxide When the carbon dioxide is hauled in its solid state, it may be crushed and placed into the collapsible intermodal containers. In order to remove the solid carbon dioxide from the collapsible intermodal containers after they have been transferred to an underground void, the collapsible intermodal containers may simply be opened and the solid carbon dioxide allowed to sublimate out of the container. In another embodiment, a hood or suction means may be placed over the open collapsible intermodal containers to increase the rate of sublimation. When the carbon dioxide is to be encapsulated in its gaseous state, it may be placed directly into the collapsible intermodal containers.
- the captured carbon dioxide After the captured carbon dioxide is transferred to a location adjacent an underground void, it may be deposited in the voids by pumping it down to an appropriate depth.
- the underground void is a mine 5 provided with an existing ventilation system 8 for delivering fresh air from the surface to the far reaches of the mine.
- the carbon dioxide may be deposited in the underground mines by simply feeding it into the existing ventilation system for delivering fresh air into the mines. Large volumes of carbon dioxide may be deposited into an underground void in this manner.
- the present invention involves storing the carbon dioxide in the voids.
- the purpose of storing the carbon dioxide in the cool underground voids is to increase the density of the carbon dioxide.
- carbon dioxide is naturally more dense than ambient air at the same temperatures, captured carbon dioxide is generally heated to a point where its density is less than that of ambient air.
- captured carbon dioxide is distributed to a tract of plants, it will rise and diffuse into the atmosphere before the plants are able to absorb the carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. Therefore, by increasing the density of the carbon dioxide before it is delivered to the plant, the carbon dioxide stays in close proximity to the plants during the photosynthesis process.
- the storing step of the present invention includes keeping the deposited carbon dioxide in a cool underground void having a temperature that is less than the ambient daytime temperature during the growing season until the carbon dioxide cools to a temperature that is at least equal to, and preferably less than, the ambient daytime temperature.
- the carbon dioxide is stored in an underground void having a temperature that is less than 65°F. until the carbon dioxide reaches a temperature that is less than 68°F.
- the method includes transporting the densified carbon dioxide to a tract of plants.
- the transportation step of the present invention includes an infrastructure extending between the underground void and a large agricultural producing region.
- the infrastructure is preferably a system of pipes that will be provided from the underground storage void to the regions where crops are growing. In the case where mining lands are being reclaimed, the distances using the infrastructure may be fairly short because such lands are located proximately to abandoned mines. Referring to Figs. 1, 2A and 2B, it will be appreciated that a tract of plants located in close proximity to the underground voids will require a minimal amount of infrastructure to transport the carbon dioxide from the underground void to the plants.
- an underground pipe (7 in Figure 1 or 9 in Figure 2B) may be used that directly connects the underground void to the plants.
- the underground voids may be located some distance from the agricultural regions.
- the infrastructure required to perform the transportation step in such a region may include a system of pipes extending from the underground void directly to the growing region.
- Another embodiment, shown in Fig. 4 may include a system of underground pipes from the underground void extending to the existing aqueducts 26 that run through many of the growing regions in the western United States. For example, once the pipes reach the aqueduct, another pipe or hose 22 may be positioned on the floor of the aqueduct underneath the water 29 throughout the length of the growing region.
- Figure 5 depicts an alternative embodiment in which the aqueducts 26 may be covered by an elongated hood 24.
- the carbon dioxide 20 is transported in the space 23 between the water 29 and the hood 24 by pumps (not shown) which may be positioned in the hood at the existing pumping stations in the aqueducts.
- captured carbon dioxide may be stored and transported in large underground aquifers extending from locations where carbon dioxide is produced to agricultural areas where it may be recycled according to the present invention.
- One such aquifer is the Ogalalla Aquifer extending from North Dakota to Texas in the United States. Large amounts of carbon dioxide may be deposited into such aquifers at industrial locations such as Omaha, Kansas. As the carbon dioxide is deposited into the aquifers, it will tend to flow through the aquifer until a layer of carbon dioxide is present throughout substantially all of the aquifer. Carbon dioxide may be recycled onto crops in agricultural regions located above a portion of the aquifer where the flow of the carbon dioxide has reached.
- This embodiment utilizes the natural transportation infrastructure offered by underground aquifers, while simultaneously preventing the carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere and preparing it for use in agriculture.
- the step of transporting the carbon dioxide from the underground void to a tract of plants includes either siphoning or pumping the carbon dioxide from the underground voids through the infrastructure to the plants.
- Fig. 3 depicts a preferred embodiment in which naturally occurring siphons 9 may be used to drive the stored carbon dioxide across significant distances through a transportation infrastructure.
- a source of carbon dioxide may be located near the top of an underground void so that the carbon dioxide may be injected at a point 11 that is elevated above the point where the cooled, high density carbon dioxide is extracted from the void. The difference in elevation and density will cause the carbon dioxide to flow out of the void at the extracting point without mechanical assistance.
- Such siphoning-like action may then be utilized to drive the carbon dioxide through a transportation infrastructure over significant distances quite inexpensively.
- the densified carbon dioxide may be pumped through the infrastructure to the tracts of plants in a manner similar to the pumping of water.
- One such system for pumping water already exists between Mono Lake, California, and Los Angeles, California.
- the method of the invention involves distributing the densified carbon dioxide to the plants.
- the distribution step of the present invention preferably uses existing localized irrigation systems for distributing this carbon dioxide to plants under field conditions. If deemed necessary, existing irrigation systems may be modified by providing a separate feed hose for connecting the local irrigation systems to the main carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure used in the transportation step of the invention. In a case where the transportation infrastructure lines are located in aqueducts, the local irrigation systems may be connected to the transportation infrastructure by a separate pipe or hose that extends from the transportation infrastructure to existing irrigation systems. After an irrigation system is connected to the carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure, carbon dioxide may be pumped through the irrigation system on the plants.
- the pivot irrigation 30 system has a long horizontal pipe 32 supported above the height of the crop by a pivot member 37 and supports 38.
- a wheel 39 may be attached to the lower end of the support 38 allowing the irrigation system 30 to pivot about the pivot member 37.
- a plurality of hoses 34 may depend downwardly from the bottom of the horizontal pipe 32. Irrigation in the pivot system is accomplished by pumping water through the horizontal pipe 32 from a feed line 33, and delivering the water to the plants 100 near ground level through the downwardly depending hoses 34.
- a pivot system 30' may be adapted to deliver carbon dioxide to plants by providing a separate feed 43 hose through which carbon dioxide may be pumped.
- the carbon dioxide may be pumped either into the horizontal pipe 32 and through the downwardly depending hoses 34, or a separate horizontal hose 42 connected to a number of separate downwardly depending lines 44.
- the high density carbon dioxide will be delivered in very close proximity to the plants 100 where it will have the highest rate of absorption into the plants.
- the present invention inexpensively converts existing irrigation systems 30 to dual use irrigation systems 30' that may deliver both water and carbon dioxide to plants at or near ground level.
- hoses 54 may be positioned in fields in close proximity to plants 100, and connected to both a water supply and a carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure by a feed line 53.
- the hoses 54 may also be pipes or any other type of conduit capable of transporting carbon dioxide.
- the hoses 54 have a number of holes 56 along their length through which the water or the carbon dioxide, or both, is distributed to the plants 100. After the plants 100 are ready for harvesting, the hoses 54 may simply be removed from the fields to accommodate harvesting equipment or personnel.
- FIGS 9 and 10 depict another device for distributing the high density carbon dioxide to plant in accordance with the present invention.
- a number of hoses 54 for distributing carbon dioxide to the plants may be deployed in the field using a hose roll-out and retrieving system.
- the roll-out system may include a number of wheels 55 attached to a common shaft 57.
- the shaft 57 may be rotatably supported by a number of stanchions 58 spaced along the length of the shaft 57.
- Each hose 54 similar to that shown in Figure 8, may have one end attached to a wheel 55 and the other end attached to a common pull bar 59.
- the pull bar 59 may be operatively attached to a tractor 50 so that the hoses 54 will be positioned in the field by merely driving the tractor 50 and pull bar 59 away from the common shaft 57.
- the carbon dioxide may be distributed to plants through the hoses 54 by connecting the hoses to a carbon dioxide feed line (not shown) running through the shaft 57, and pumping the carbon dioxide through the hoses 54.
- the hoses 54 may be retrieved from the field by attaching the power-take-off 51 of the tractor 50 to the common shaft 57 at a joint 52. Prior to harvesting, the hoses 54 may be wound onto the wheels 55 as the power-take-off 51 rotates the shaft 57 in a manner that retracts the hoses 54 from the field.
- the distributing step of the present invention involves distributing carbon dioxide to plants in an individual tract of land under field conditions, optimally during the daylight hours when photosynthesis occurs.
- the carbon dioxide is delivered to the plants when the temperature is between 70°F and 80°F, the optimal temperature range for photosynthesis.
- carbon dioxide may be delivered at other temperatures, and in fact, the cooling effect of the cooled carbon dioxide may keep the temperature next to the plants between 70-80°F even though the ambient temperature is higher, such as 90°F or more.
- the distribution step of the present system not only provides more carbon dioxide when the plants are at peak photosynthesis temperatures, but it also prolongs the time period when those temperatures occur.
- the distribution step of the invention maximizes the use of existing irrigation systems because water is generally delivered to the plants using such systems during the evening and night hours in order to minimize evaporation and maximize absorption, while photosynthesis can only occur during the daylight hours. Additionally, photosynthesis is optimal when the temperature is between 70° and 80°, a temperature range which is highly inefficient for irrigation with water due to evaporation losses.
- the present invention converts conventional single use water irrigation systems into highly efficient dual use water and carbon dioxide irrigation systems without any impact on water irrigation.
- the interrelationships of the steps of the method of the present invention provides a comprehensive method for reducing the amount of carbon dioxide that enters the atmosphere while enhancing plant growth in an effective and economical manner.
- the present invention may also minimize capital expenditures by using existing underground voids and existing irrigation systems to implement the process.
- the method of the present invention is capable of using a large amount of carbon dioxide, which would otherwise enter the atmosphere, for the beneficial purpose of enhancing plant growth.
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- Un procédé de recyclage d'anhydride carbonique pour améliorer la croissance des plantes, englobant les étapes suivantes :a) capture de l'anhydride carbonique depuis une source productrice d'anhydride carbonique ;b) prévision d'un vide souterrain étant sensiblement exempt de méthane et ayant une température inférieure aux températures diurnes ambiantes pendant une saison de croissance et dépose de l'anhydride carbonique capturé dans le vide souterrain ;c) stockage de l'anhydride carbonique dans le vide souterrain au moins jusqu'à ce que l'anhydride carbonique déposé refroidisse jusqu'à une température au moins aussi basse que la température diurne ambiante ;d) transport de l'anhydride carbonique stocké depuis le vide souterrain jusqu'à une étendue de plantes ; ete) distribution de l'anhydride carbonique aux plantes à l'intérieur de l'étendue.
- Le procédé selon la Revendication 1, qui englobe de plus l'étape d'encapsulation de l'anhydride carbonique après sa capture.
- Le procédé selon la Revendication 2, selon lequel l'étape d'encapsulation englobe de plus la mise de l'anhydride carbonique dans un wagon citerne.
- Le procédé selon la Revendication 2, selon lequel l'étape d'encapsulation englobe de plus la mise de l'anhydride carbonique dans un récipient repliable et scellable.
- Le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, selon lequel le vide souterrain est une mine, l'étape de dépose de l'anhydride carbonique récupéré dans le vide souterrain englobant le pompage de l'anhydride carbonique capturé dans la mine.
- Le procédé selon la Revendication 5, selon lequel la mine a un système de ventilation, l'anhydride carbonique étant pompé dans la mine à travers le système de ventilation.
- Le procédé selon l'une quelconque des Revendications 1 à 4, selon lequel le vide souterrain est un aquifère, l'étape de dépose de l'anhydride carbonique récupéré dans le vide souterrain englobant le pompage de l'anhydride carbonique capturé dans l'aquifère.
- Le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, selon lequel l'étape de transport englobe de plus le siphonnage de l'anhydride carbonique stocké depuis le vide souterrain et à travers un système de distribution jusqu'à une étendue de plantes.
- Le procédé selon l'une quelconque des Revendications 1 à 7, selon lequel l'étape de transport englobe de plus le pompage de l'anhydride carbonique depuis le vide souterrain jusqu'à une pluralité d'étendues de plantes par l'intermédiaire de flexibles disposés dans des aqueducs existants, les flexibles ayant des branchements qui s'étendent jusqu'aux étendues individuelles de plantes.
- Le procédé selon l'une quelconque des Revendications 1 à 7, selon lequel l'étape de transport englobe de plus le pompage de l'anhydride carbonique depuis le vide souterrain jusqu'à une étendue de plantes à travers une hotte positionnée au-dessus des aqueducs existants.
- Le procédé selon la Revendication 7, selon lequel l'étape de transport englobe de plus l'extraction de l'anhydride carbonique depuis l'aquifère au niveau d'une étendue de plantes située à distance de l'endroit où l'anhydride carbonique est pompé dans l'aquifère.
- Le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, selon lequel un dispositif d'irrigation à double emploi capable de distribuer séparément de l'eau et de l'anhydride carbonique est prévu, l'étape de distribution englobant de plus le pompage de l'anhydride carbonique à travers le dispositif d'irrigation pendant la journée et le pompage d'eau à travers le dispositif d'irrigation pendant la nuit.
- Le procédé selon la Revendication 12, selon lequel l'anhydride carbonique est pompé à travers le dispositif d'irrigation à double emploi lorsque la température ambiante est comprise entre environ 70°F et environ 90°F.
- Le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, selon lequel l'étape de distribution utilise un dispositif d'irrigation ayant un arbre supporté de façon rotative par une pluralité d'étançons, une roue attachée à l'arbre, et un flexible ayant une première et une deuxième extrémités, la première extrémité du flexible étant attachée à la roue et la deuxième extrémité du flexible étant attachée à une barre de traction à l'arrière d'un tracteur, englobant de plus le déploiement du flexible dans un champ en déplaçant le tracteur pour l'écarter généralement de l'arbre, le pompage de l'anhydride carbonique à travers le flexible pendant la journée, et la rétraction du flexible par rotation de l'arbre pour enrouler le flexible sur la roue.
- Le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, selon lequel le procédé englobe de plus l'étape de livraison de l'anhydride carbonique capturé depuis la source productrice d'anhydride carbonique dans le vide souterrain par l'intermédiaire d'un conduit spécial qui les relie.
- Le procédé selon l'une quelconque des Revendications 1 à 14, selon lequel le procédé englobe de plus l'étape de mise en place de la source productrice d'anhydride carbonique dans le vide souterrain.
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